Scott Bush takes stand in molestation case

Jury takes case in molestation trial

UPDATED 5:31 PM EST Jan 16, 2013

ORLANDO, Fla. -

Scott Bush took the stand shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday, just before the defense rested in his molestation trial.

Bush was investigated twice in the past decade after allegations that he raped or molested two girls under the age of 12 in his home. Both girls are now adults and claim Bush would sleep with them, have intercourse with them and stare at them as they showered.

The most recent case came in 2009. The investigation of those claims ultimately led to the coverup of the investigation by the former Windermere police chief, and the collapse of top department leadership, according to investigators.

Bush explained that the allegations stem from the two girls' defiance of his rules in the home they shared and their desire to live somewhere else.

"I refused to have her back in the home because I am not going to be held hostage by a child that can claim something," Bush said.

Before Bush, former Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor took the stand. He said repeatedly that he was not trying to coverup the rape investigation of Bush, despite the fact that he pleaded guilty to that crime and was jailed for it.

Saylor said he told an officer to "burn and shred" notes that were part of the investigation, but said he was doing that to protect the officer. He said he was not trying to give his friend, Bush, a break.

"I said to him (Irvin Murr) the investigation is over. I don't care what you do with it. Shred it, burn it, I don't care," said Saylor. "Just like that, a stupid comment that I made, and I made it and I paid for it. That's the only interference I had with that investigation."

The jury took the case a little after 4 p.m., but did not come to a verdict Wednesday. Jurors will resume deliberating Thursday at 8:30 a.m.

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